EP3213680A1 - Device for identifying the site of cardiac arrhythmias - Google Patents
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- the present invention discloses a device for locating cardiac arrhythmias and, in particular, for locating and detecting the cardiac regions responsible for arrhythmias with patterns that are not necessarily stochastic, such as, for example, atrial fibrillation.
- Cardiac arrhythmias are the main cause of death in Europe.
- treatment of said arrhythmias by means of ablation is performed by the electrical isolation of the cardiac region that causes the onset and/or maintenance of each arrhythmia.
- the key to adequately treating said arrhythmias lie in the detection of the target cardiac region for the ablation process.
- said detection is performed by means of catheterisation processes, which invasively and sequentially map cardiac activity and, if the arrhythmia has a stable pattern, locate the target ablation region.
- the equipment used in said processes is significantly limited in its capacity to precisely reconstruct cardiac activity on the basis of the signals recorded on the torso during irregular arrhythmias with multiple wavefronts such as, for example, atrial fibrillation.
- the epicardial potential maps reconstructed by means of quadratic stabilisation functions show a paradoxically simple electrical activity that is in contrast with the complexity observed in both invasively recorded electrograms [ Konings KTS, et al. High-density mapping of electrically-induced atrial fibrillation in humans.
- Circulation 1994; 89:1665-1680 and optical mapping records during atrial fibrillation in animal models [ Mansour M, et al. Left-to-right gradient of atrial frequencies during acute atrial fibrillation in the isolated sheep heart. Circulation 2001; 103:2631-2636 , and Jalife J, et al. Mother rotors and fibrillatory conduction: a mechanism of atrial fibrillation. Cardiovasc Res 2002; 54:204-216 .].
- the present invention discloses a device that solves the problems in the prior art, insofar as it incorporates more real-time information, which makes it possible to more accurately locate the cardiac region responsible for the onset and/or maintenance of irregular cardiac arrhythmias.
- the present invention makes it possible to characterise cardiac electrophysiological behaviour by means of the combined analysis of the overall information obtained by means of mapping and, optionally, intracavity information obtained by means of catheters. Consequently, the method applied may be implemented non-invasively or, alternatively, with less invasion of the patient than with already-known methods and devices, which would contribute to increasing the accuracy of the data obtained.
- the present invention discloses a device for locating cardiac arrhythmias that comprises a three-dimensional reconstruction of a patient's torso and a number of surface electrodes, which comprises:
- the means for locating the surface electrodes detect the position of the electrodes by processing the images obtained using at least one camera.
- the present invention considers, as an example, that said cameras may visible imaging cameras and/or angiographic cameras.
- At least two images are required, which may be obtained by one camera taking images from different positions or by a number of cameras located at different sites.
- the surface electrocardiographic map comprises means for detecting the area of the torso that presents a cardiac arrhythmia. This is performed by processing the signals originating from the surface electrodes and correlating these signals with the areas of the body where each of the electrodes is placed. In this way, it is possible to determine to which electrode a signal of arrhythmia corresponds and, consequently, the area where it is located.
- the present invention uses at least one intracavity catheter.
- This intracavity catheter provides a greater amount of data to the device, which allows for higher precision in regards to the area that presents the arrhythmia.
- an intracavity anatomical reconstruction i.e. a three-dimensional representation with the dimensions of the heart and each of its cavities, as well as the electrical signals corresponding to each of said cavities (signals originating from the external electrodes as well as from the intracavity electrodes). This is obtained by solving what, hereinafter, will be called the inverse problem, which is solved by combining quadratic and non-quadratic stabilisation functions under discontinuity conditions.
- the processing means may generate an electroanatomical map wherein the electrical activity of each area is identified and, furthermore, that, on the basis of said electroanatomical map, means for detecting cardiac arrhythmias may be obtained.
- Figure 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, it may be observed that the device essentially involves taking three measurements.
- the first measurement involves performing a three-dimensional reconstruction (4) of the patient's torso by means of a set of images (1), for example, two-dimensional images obtained by means of a camera.
- This reconstruction is performed by means of at least two photographs taken using image processing techniques that are widely known in the prior art.
- the second measurement is a surface electrocardiographic map.
- This map is performed by taking data from a number of surface electrodes (2) and associating the data taken from said electrodes with a particular area of the patient's body.
- the data obtained by means of said electrodes are a number of electrical signals (5) obtained non-invasively (without any surgical procedure whatsoever).
- the present invention considers means for detecting the position of the electrodes.
- This detection of the position of the electrodes is most preferably performed by means of image analysis, in particular, analysis of the images (1) with which the three-dimensional reconstruction (4) of the patient's torso is performed, or, alternatively, of other images obtained using the same means for obtaining images.
- image analysis in particular, analysis of the images (1) with which the three-dimensional reconstruction (4) of the patient's torso is performed, or, alternatively, of other images obtained using the same means for obtaining images.
- a correlation between the electrical data and the position of the electrodes with respect to the patient's body may be performed, i.e.
- intracavity records may be taken (3) by using at least one catheter. Although this process is intrusive, it requires less intrusion than the mapping processes in the prior art.
- an intracavity anatomical reconstruction (6) which may be used for the reconstruction of the epicardium (i.e. an intracavity anatomical reconstruction) on the basis of the non-invasive records, using a regularisation of the solution of the inverse problem (8) based on quadratic and non-quadratic stabilisation functions under spatio-temporal discontinuity conditions.
- the signals calculated on the basis of the non-invasive records are used for the representation of the epicardial electroanatomical maps (11).
- the intracavity mapping (3) is not essential for the system to calculate the epicardial potentials, which are calculated on the basis of the non-invasive surface records by solving the inverse problem, but using a few intracavity points is very helpful for a reliable reconstruction of the mathematical problem, which guarantees reliability even during irregular arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation.
- an intracavity anatomical reconstruction (6) which may be used for the reconstruction of the epicardium on the basis of the non-invasive records, by using a regularisation of the solution of the inverse problem based on quadratic and non-quadratic stabilisation functions under spatio-temporal discontinuity conditions, i.e. an electroanatomical correlation (8) is made taking into consideration the data obtained by means of the surface electrocardiographic map (7) and the intracavity anatomical reconstruction (6).
- the intracavity electrical signals (10) obtained by means of the intracavity catheter may be taken as an anchor and validation point for the reconstruction of the entire epicardial map on the basis of the non-invasive signals, in order to perform a stabilisation (9) of the inverse problem through the spatio-temporal correlation of the intracavity recording points according to the time, phase, modulus, spectrum and causality information.
- This makes it possible to reconstruct the activity of the entire atrium in a quick, reliable manner, even during irregular arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation.
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- The present invention discloses a device for locating cardiac arrhythmias and, in particular, for locating and detecting the cardiac regions responsible for arrhythmias with patterns that are not necessarily stochastic, such as, for example, atrial fibrillation.
- Cardiac arrhythmias are the main cause of death in Europe. Currently, treatment of said arrhythmias by means of ablation is performed by the electrical isolation of the cardiac region that causes the onset and/or maintenance of each arrhythmia. For this reason, the key to adequately treating said arrhythmias lie in the detection of the target cardiac region for the ablation process. Currently, said detection is performed by means of catheterisation processes, which invasively and sequentially map cardiac activity and, if the arrhythmia has a stable pattern, locate the target ablation region.
- Although this process is effective in the case of arrhythmias with stable patterns, said process has significant limitations for arrhythmias with non-stationary activation, such as, for example, atrial fibrillation.
- On the other hand, there exist non-invasive electrocardiographic mapping systems for the simultaneous reconstruction of cardiac activity in the cardiac chambers. One example of said systems is disclosed in document
WO2013006724A2 (Cardioinsight). Despite the advantages offered by these systems, the solutions presented thus far have significant limitations. - In the first place, correct operation of the equipment requires constructing a model of the patient's torso on the basis of computerised axial tomography or magnetic resonance images prior to the process, which increases the cost thereof and hinders its clinical implantation. Moreover, the equipment used in said processes is significantly limited in its capacity to precisely reconstruct cardiac activity on the basis of the signals recorded on the torso during irregular arrhythmias with multiple wavefronts such as, for example, atrial fibrillation. Specifically, the epicardial potential maps reconstructed by means of quadratic stabilisation functions show a paradoxically simple electrical activity that is in contrast with the complexity observed in both invasively recorded electrograms [Konings KTS, et al. High-density mapping of electrically-induced atrial fibrillation in humans. Circulation 1994; 89:1665-1680] and optical mapping records during atrial fibrillation in animal models [Mansour M, et al. Left-to-right gradient of atrial frequencies during acute atrial fibrillation in the isolated sheep heart. Circulation 2001; 103:2631-2636, and Jalife J, et al. Mother rotors and fibrillatory conduction: a mechanism of atrial fibrillation. Cardiovasc Res 2002; 54:204-216.]. The different behaviour of traditional techniques for solving the inverse problem when addressing organised and disorganised electrical activities may be explained on the basis of the mathematical formulation of the inverse problem of electrocardiography, which is usually posed as an optimisation problem, and wherein a compromise is sought between the similarity between the potentials recorded on the torso and the potentials that the estimated epicardial potentials would generate on the torso, and the homogeneity in the estimated epicardial potentials. Although minimising the homogeneity in epicardial potentials makes it possible to obtain robust solutions against noise, it involves excessive simplification in the estimated potentials during irregular arrhythmias, such as, for example, atrial fibrillation.
- The present invention discloses a device that solves the problems in the prior art, insofar as it incorporates more real-time information, which makes it possible to more accurately locate the cardiac region responsible for the onset and/or maintenance of irregular cardiac arrhythmias. In fact, the present invention makes it possible to characterise cardiac electrophysiological behaviour by means of the combined analysis of the overall information obtained by means of mapping and, optionally, intracavity information obtained by means of catheters. Consequently, the method applied may be implemented non-invasively or, alternatively, with less invasion of the patient than with already-known methods and devices, which would contribute to increasing the accuracy of the data obtained.
- In particular, the present invention discloses a device for locating cardiac arrhythmias that comprises a three-dimensional reconstruction of a patient's torso and a number of surface electrodes, which comprises:
- three-dimensional reconstruction means that generate the three-dimensional reconstruction of the patient's torso through a number of images obtained by means of at least one camera;
- means for locating the surface electrodes, which detect the position of the electrodes with respect to the patient's torso;
- data processing means that generate, through the three-dimensional reconstruction and the position of the electrodes, a surface electrocardiographic map.
- Preferably, the means for locating the surface electrodes detect the position of the electrodes by processing the images obtained using at least one camera.
- In regards to the cameras, the present invention considers, as an example, that said cameras may visible imaging cameras and/or angiographic cameras.
- Moreover, it considers that, for the three-dimensional reconstruction of the patient's torso, at least two images are required, which may be obtained by one camera taking images from different positions or by a number of cameras located at different sites.
- In particular, the surface electrocardiographic map comprises means for detecting the area of the torso that presents a cardiac arrhythmia. This is performed by processing the signals originating from the surface electrodes and correlating these signals with the areas of the body where each of the electrodes is placed. In this way, it is possible to determine to which electrode a signal of arrhythmia corresponds and, consequently, the area where it is located.
- In an especially preferred embodiment, the present invention uses at least one intracavity catheter. The use of this intracavity catheter provides a greater amount of data to the device, which allows for higher precision in regards to the area that presents the arrhythmia.
- If, in addition to having at least one intracavity catheter, there are means for locating intracavity catheters, it is possible to generate, using means for generating anatomical reconstructions, an intracavity anatomical reconstruction, i.e. a three-dimensional representation with the dimensions of the heart and each of its cavities, as well as the electrical signals corresponding to each of said cavities (signals originating from the external electrodes as well as from the intracavity electrodes). This is obtained by solving what, hereinafter, will be called the inverse problem, which is solved by combining quadratic and non-quadratic stabilisation functions under discontinuity conditions.
- Moreover, the present invention considers that the processing means, using the intracavity anatomical reconstruction and the surface electrocardiographic map, may generate an electroanatomical map wherein the electrical activity of each area is identified and, furthermore, that, on the basis of said electroanatomical map, means for detecting cardiac arrhythmias may be obtained.
- In order to supplement the description being made, and to contribute to a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred embodiment thereof, a set of drawings is attached to said description as an integral part thereof, where the following is represented for illustrative, non-limiting purposes:
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Figure 1 .- Shows a schematic view of the device for detecting cardiac arrhythmias according to the present invention, as well as the detection method. -
Figure 1 shows a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, it may be observed that the device essentially involves taking three measurements. - The first measurement involves performing a three-dimensional reconstruction (4) of the patient's torso by means of a set of images (1), for example, two-dimensional images obtained by means of a camera. This reconstruction is performed by means of at least two photographs taken using image processing techniques that are widely known in the prior art.
- The second measurement is a surface electrocardiographic map. This map is performed by taking data from a number of surface electrodes (2) and associating the data taken from said electrodes with a particular area of the patient's body. The data obtained by means of said electrodes are a number of electrical signals (5) obtained non-invasively (without any surgical procedure whatsoever). Moreover, as mentioned above, it is important to find a correlation between the electrical signals (5) and the position of the electrode that has taken each of the signals, in order to determine to which part of the heart each signal corresponds.
- Consequently, the present invention considers means for detecting the position of the electrodes. This detection of the position of the electrodes is most preferably performed by means of image analysis, in particular, analysis of the images (1) with which the three-dimensional reconstruction (4) of the patient's torso is performed, or, alternatively, of other images obtained using the same means for obtaining images. On the basis of this detection, a correlation between the electrical data and the position of the electrodes with respect to the patient's body may be performed, i.e. we may obtain a three-dimensional reconstruction (4) of the patient's torso, the position of the electrodes on the torso and the electrical signals measured for each of the points of the torso, and, with these data, obtain a surface electrical map that is nothing less than the combination of all these data into a graphic representation.
- Although on the basis of these data we could already have a three-dimensional representation of the functioning of each of the areas of the heart and locate cardiac arrhythmias, the present invention considers that, in order to increase the accuracy in locating the area wherein said arrhythmias appear, intracavity records may be taken (3) by using at least one catheter. Although this process is intrusive, it requires less intrusion than the mapping processes in the prior art.
- Basically, for this measurement, there is a catheter inside the heart that sequentially measures the activity at various points in the atrium. The position of this catheter at each moment may be determined using means for detecting the position of the catheter (for example, using two-dimensional photographs of the type used to perform the three-dimensional reconstruction (4)). Once the activity has been measured at several points and recorded in several intracavity records (3), we may obtain an intracavity anatomical reconstruction (6), which may be used for the reconstruction of the epicardium (i.e. an intracavity anatomical reconstruction) on the basis of the non-invasive records, using a regularisation of the solution of the inverse problem (8) based on quadratic and non-quadratic stabilisation functions under spatio-temporal discontinuity conditions. In this way, the signals calculated on the basis of the non-invasive records are used for the representation of the epicardial electroanatomical maps (11).
- It is worth mentioning that the intracavity mapping (3) is not essential for the system to calculate the epicardial potentials, which are calculated on the basis of the non-invasive surface records by solving the inverse problem, but using a few intracavity points is very helpful for a reliable reconstruction of the mathematical problem, which guarantees reliability even during irregular arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation.
- Once the activity has been measured at several intracavity points (3), we may obtain an intracavity anatomical reconstruction (6), which may be used for the reconstruction of the epicardium on the basis of the non-invasive records, by using a regularisation of the solution of the inverse problem based on quadratic and non-quadratic stabilisation functions under spatio-temporal discontinuity conditions, i.e. an electroanatomical correlation (8) is made taking into consideration the data obtained by means of the surface electrocardiographic map (7) and the intracavity anatomical reconstruction (6).
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- This is an ill-conditioned problem, since the number of estimated points on the surface of the epicardium (e.g. 2000 epicardial points) is much larger than the number of potentials on the torso (e.g. 120 electrodes on the torso). For this reason, calculation of the inverse transfer matrix is performed by minimising the error according to the following equation:
- In addition to what has been discussed above, the intracavity electrical signals (10) obtained by means of the intracavity catheter may be taken as an anchor and validation point for the reconstruction of the entire epicardial map on the basis of the non-invasive signals, in order to perform a stabilisation (9) of the inverse problem through the spatio-temporal correlation of the intracavity recording points according to the time, phase, modulus, spectrum and causality information. This makes it possible to reconstruct the activity of the entire atrium in a quick, reliable manner, even during irregular arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation.
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- Device for locating cardiac arrhythmias which comprises a three-dimensional reconstruction (4) of the patient's torso and a number of surface electrodes (2), characterised in that it comprises:• three-dimensional reconstruction means that generate the three-dimensional reconstruction (4) of the patient's torso through a number of images (1) obtained by means of at least one camera;• means for locating the surface electrodes (2), which detect the position of the electrodes with respect to the patient's torso;• data processing means that generate, using the three-dimensional reconstruction (4) and the position of the electrodes, a surface electrocardiographic map (7),said surface electrocardiographic map (7) comprising a number of data corresponding to readings of the surface electrodes (2) related to areas of the three-dimensional reconstruction (4).
- Device for locating cardiac arrhythmias, according to claim 1, wherein the means for locating the surface electrodes detect the position of the electrodes by processing the images obtained by means of at least one camera.
- Device for locating cardiac arrhythmias, according to claim 1, wherein at least one camera is a visible imaging camera.
- Device for locating cardiac arrhythmias, according to claim 1, wherein at least one camera is an angiographic camera.
- Device for locating cardiac arrhythmias, according to claim 1, wherein the surface electrocardiographic map (7) comprises means for detecting the area of the torso that presents a cardiac arrhythmia.
- Device for locating cardiac arrhythmias, according to claim 1, comprising at least one intracavity catheter that takes intracavity records (3).
- Device for locating cardiac arrhythmias, according to claim 6, comprising means for locating intracavity catheters.
- Device for locating cardiac arrhythmias, according to claim 7, comprising means for generating an intracavity anatomical reconstruction (6) on the basis of the intracavity records (3) and the means for locating the intracavity catheters.
- Device for locating cardiac arrhythmias, according to claim 8, wherein, by correlating the data from the intracavity anatomical reconstruction (6) and the surface electrocardiographic map (7), the processing means generate an electroanatomical map (11) wherein the electrical activity of each area is identified.
- Device, according to claim 9, comprising means for detecting cardiac arrhythmias in the electroanatomical map (11).
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